Enclosures
Orion Fans - Sealed Sleeve Fans
Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics has developed a new family of sealed sleeve bearing DC fans. The Challenger Series fans feature a unique patented sealed sleeve bearing system that has an exceptionally long life expectancy of more than 50,000 hours at 25°C (L10). MTBF is in excess of 200,000 hours.
Laird Technologies Releases Second in Series of Thermal Management Application Notes
Laird Technologies has announced the release of its latest application note entitled “Thermoelectrics vs. Compressors in Climate-Controlled Electronic Enclosures”. This application note is the second in a series of notes describing the role of Thermal Management in numerous market segments.
Verotec - Filtered, intelligent and monitored 1U fan trays
Designed to provide localised cooling of 19 rack mounted or desktop equipment, the range of 19” 1U standard fan trays from Verotec consists of two depths, a 250mm deep unit fitted with three fans and a 350mm deep unit with six fans, fitted with either a 3mm thick silver anodised aluminium or a 3mm black powder coated steel front panel.
RS upgrades Thermal Management range
RS Components has announced a further expansion of its range of Thermal Management products with the addition of the latest new technology fans and fan controllers from ebm-papst.
PCB retainers offer high clamping force for defence and aerospace systems
Now available from electronics packaging specialist Schroff is a series of PCB retainers that provide a clamping force of more than 4000N, making them ideal for use in the most challenging environments, especially those associated with defence and aerospace systems.
Schroff develops new retention device to meet Rugged MicroTCA requirements
Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has developed a new retention device for securely fastening AdvancedMC modules into a MicroTCA subrack to enable such systems to withstand the extreme shock and vibration conditions laid down in the recently issued MicroTCA.1 specification.
Sexton takes over as fan business manager at Aerco
Aerco has appointed Roy Sexton as fan business manager to replace Robin Cook who has retired after 40 years in the electronics distribution business. Robin was formerly a director of Fan Technology, a company that was acquired by Aerco in 2000.
Pizza Box 1U Rack Enclosures to take away from Foremost
Foremost Electronics has announced the introduction of a range of 1U, 19” rack mountable “Pizza Box” enclosures. The new Elma Slimkit 10 is a flexible enclosure solution for free standing or 19” rack mounted systems. The basic chassis can easily be transformed into a complete case by adding a rear panel and top cover to the basic mounting chassis.
Airfield mains power pillar from FDB Electrical
Mains power distribution across outlying areas of military and civil airfields poses its own specific problems of environmental, security and electrical protection for maintenance personnel - problems which fortunately the specialists at FDB Electrical are experienced at solving.
Power Search facility simplifies subrack selection
Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has introduced a Power Search facility on its website to simplify the task of selecting products from its comprehensive range of europacPRO subracks. Through a step-by-step process of choosing the appropriate options for parameters such as height, width, depth, shielding and backplane compatibility, users are presented with the part number and details of a subrack to meet their exact requirements.